Process of making covering materials



F; W. MOORE PROCESS OF MAKING COVERING MATERIALS Filed May 11, 1918 h d A Fabric Patented Nova 25, 11%24.

.UNHTEID STATES tartan renr entice FDEEIQK W. MOORE, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

a PROCESS OF MAKING COVERING MATERIALS.

Application filed may 11, 1918.

means of a plastic coating body, a surfaceof leather, either of a single or a number of pieces or layers or a number of pieces, one

overlapping another, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view illustrating the manner of uniting several pieces of skin and of applying the fabric thereto in one way of utilizing the invention.

Figure 2' is a detail sectional view of a portion of thestructure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view illustrating one step in the process of forming my improved covering,

In carrying out my invention I apply to a hide or skin or portion thereof constituting a basic material 5, a" plastic coating body 6 which has an aflimty for and combines with leather and acts as a mordant in its soluble condition, filling the ores by penetration and creatin a fiexib e film on cohesion therewith which adds to its substance, and while in an adhesive condition a textile fabric 7 is spread upon its surface, theifabric being of an intersticed or cellular construction preferably, and the leather and. the cohesive body in solution are embedded and anchored into the mesh or interstices to fill the fabric, imparting thereto the body substance of the basic material, that is, the leather and the cohesive coating body which concretes, unites the material, and gives the consistency and character of the one to the other. The textile fabric thus becomes the integument of the leather or basic body and the leather a layer of body substance that imparts the leather utility and surface fin ish to the textile.

The leather or basic body may then be split as shown in Figure 3 to level the'sheet b cutting the projections'and the textile is t us given its complement of leather anchored and embedded in its mesh and forming a body substance which gives the textile Serial No. 233,982.

the consistency, characteristics and utility of the natural intcgument of a hide or skin and the thin leather the strength and consistency and utility of a heavier body or layer of leather.

In further carrying out my invention a great saving may be effected when the basic material 5 is composed of two or more sides or segments 8 of leather of uneven thickness of substance and irregularity :of shape that are overlapped to distribute the substance so that a thin portion is made of more uniform substance with athicker portion after it has been beveled or evened up by splitting c or by shaving the ridges of the overlay. The surface area that is evened up by shaving the ridges of the overlapped portions to bevel the same is thus made more regular for the application of the textile.

If the mesh of the textile 7 is of design not sufliciently open or porous or too fine to permit the basic material 5 to impregnate the mesh sufiiciently, the textile is forced open under tension by tentering out. The flexible coating material while in solution may be applied to the textle and thus applied to the leather, and the coating material will consequently be applied to the outer surface penetrating to the basic body, uniting with and forming a homogeneous connection between the basic material and the surface coating, the textile being thus interposed under tension, undesirable stretching is eliminated and confined air cells areavoided.

The surface or surfaces of the covering may be perforated or punched in such a way that the'fibers of one impregnates the other and fills the same and the perforations so spaced are designed to imitate the animal hair pores such as appear in pigskin, 'and coating or finishing applied to either the surface of the textile or the leather or basic material becomes substantiallyhomogeneous with the body substance of the. covering. j

The porosity are the especial design of leather characteristics may and preferably will apply to the construction of the weave or the formation by embossing of the textile fabric when in plastic condition but the weave may also be of an ornate design to give the cloth appearance to the finish,

If the textile is formed to imitate the animal grains, embossing and alsothe coatw may emphasize the effect and coating map of the leather in the mesh of the textile, giv- "tonal suitable for a finish 'w'ill'make the effect more permanent in wear.

-=. This permanency of design is increased by the splitting 0 eration which cuts the pro'ections forme by the textile in the ea er by which the design of the textile is transferred to the leather surface so that structurally this surface is more suited for wear; havmg the embedded holding contact mg a wearing .value to this very thin leather bod Unless the textile is united to the leat er by cellular impregnation to substantiall become an integument thereto, the textl e acts simply as an apron or backing to distribute the substance to hold out the weak spots and extremities and in the splitting the knife follows the line of least resistance separates the textile at points of imperfect contact or wherever air is confined by such contact.

It should be noted that thejoining of several hides, as hereinbefore described, into one long roll, will produce a strip without perceptible seams, this by reason of the fact that the edges are beveled and lapped .so

that the joint is perfectly smooth and without ridges, and the splittlng makes a joining that shows no'seam, especially when coating material is applied and the surface finished, and this is true whether or not the backing of textile be applied to such strip. By this ,process a roll comprising a number of hides or segments thereof of indefinite length may be cut for any purpose desired and without any attention being paid to the ortions where the ieces are overlapped an united and, there ore, no waste takes place by reason of cutting it to avoid such parts.

I claim- 1. The process of producing a covering as an article of manufacture which consists of forming an integument of, textile fabric on leather by cellular impregnation and union, the construction of the weave or mesh of the fabric being porous or intersticed to permit of impregnation or filling of leather and then splitting the leather by a cutting operation to form a complement one to the-other in a composite uniform sheet of leather and textile having equivalent utility.

2. The process which consists of-forming an inte ent of textile fabric on split, leather y cellular impregnation and union of the split leather in the mesh or interstices of the' textile fabric and then re'splitting the leather'by a cuttingoperation.

'3. The process of producing a covering as an article of manufacture which consists of forming an inte 'ent of textile fabric on leather by embe din the leather to union with the fabric-by cellular impregnation of their surfaces one or both surfaces coated with a flexible adhesive the construction'or design of the textile having porous or intersticed mesh on its'contact or holding surface to anchor the leather in the body of the fabric and then splitting said covering by a cutting operation.

4. The process of producing a covering as an article of manufacture which consists of forming an integument of textile fabric on a fiexible basic body by cellular. impregnation of the basic body in the mesh of the fabric the design or construction of the fabric being formed with an irregularity to imitate or impart the appearance of leather,

sheets or both acting on the ridges to even 1 them and then splitting.

6. The into split leather a filler which combines with and adds to its substance and firmness, applying thereto a textile fabric to unite therewith and then splitting the leather by a cutting operation substantially as described.

7. The process which consists of formingan homogeneous integument on a basic body of sheeting or leather by adding to its substance as a surface finish a constructive film of plastic coating body having yielding and pliable characteristics comparable to the leather and a textile web or sheeting of porous intersticed construction united one to the other by application ofthe plastic coatingbody thru the outer surface of the web or sheeting and combined to integral concrete consistency by pressing the leather or sheeting to intimative union.by impregnation into the mesh of the porous textile.

8. The process which consists of joining a'plurality of hides or segments of leather of uneven shape and substance by overlapping beveled edges one upon another to join anddistribute the thicker portion upon the thin portion to thus level and distribute the substance, uniting the lapped surfaces with a flexible plastic coating body, and then pressing the combined sheet to form one larger more regular area of leather.

and distribute t e thicker portion upon the process which consists of forcing thinner portion to thus level and distribute substance, uniting the lapped surfaces with a flexible plastic coating body, and forming therewith an integument of textile fabric by homogeneous union with a plastic coating body, and then pressing the combined sheet to form a larger more regular area of I leather.

10. The process Which consists of joining a plurality of hides or skins of leather of uneven shape and substance by overlapping beveled edges one upon another to join and distribute a thicker portion upon a thinner by cellular impregnation and union of the leather in the meshes or interstices of the fabric, and then splitting the composite sheet.

11. The process of roducing a covering as an article of manu acture which consists of forming an integument of textile fabric on a flexible basic body by cellular impregnation of the basic body in the mesh of the fabric, the ,design or construction of the fabric being formed with an irregularity to imitate or impart its appearance on the leather side of the fabric, and then splitting said covering by a cutting operation to set and maintain such appearance.

FREDERICK W. MOORE. 

